Breakdown of Nos quedaremos en el corral hasta que la granjera termine de dar de comer a los animales.
Questions & Answers about Nos quedaremos en el corral hasta que la granjera termine de dar de comer a los animales.
Why is it nos quedaremos instead of just quedaremos?
Why is quedaremos in the future tense?
Because the staying happens after the moment of speaking. Spanish uses the simple future here just like English often uses will.
- nos quedaremos = we will stay
You could also hear nos vamos a quedar, which also means we are going to stay. Both are natural.
Why is it en el corral and not al corral?
What exactly does corral mean here?
Why is la granjera used?
Granjera is the feminine form of granjero, so it means female farmer or farm woman.
It is used because the sentence is talking about a woman. Spanish adjectives and many nouns change form to match gender:
- el granjero = the male farmer
- la granjera = the female farmer
This word especially fits a farm context with animals.
Why does hasta que use termine and not termina?
Because after hasta que, Spanish uses the subjunctive when the action has not happened yet and is still in the future from the speaker’s point of view.
Here, the farmer has not finished yet. That is why Spanish says:
- hasta que la granjera termine
not
- hasta que la granjera termina
So termine is present subjunctive, even though the meaning is future.
Why is termine in the present subjunctive if the meaning is future?
That is a very common Spanish pattern. After time expressions like hasta que, cuando, or después de que, Spanish often uses the present subjunctive to talk about a future event that is pending.
So:
- hasta que termine = until she finishes
Even though it refers to the future, Spanish does not normally use the future tense there.
Why is there a de after termine?
Because terminar de + infinitive is a fixed structure meaning to finish doing something.
So:
- terminar de comer = to finish eating
- terminar de limpiar = to finish cleaning
- terminar de dar de comer = to finish feeding
In this sentence, termine de dar de comer means finishes feeding.
What does dar de comer mean literally, and why use it instead of alimentar?
Literally, dar de comer means to give to eat. In natural English, that becomes to feed.
It is a very common everyday Spanish expression.
- dar de comer a los animales = to feed the animals
You could also use alimentar, but dar de comer is often more natural in ordinary speech, especially when talking about people or animals being given food.
Why is there an a in a los animales?
Because dar normally takes the pattern dar algo a alguien — to give something to someone.
In dar de comer a los animales, the animals are the receivers of the food, so they are introduced with a.
This is not exactly the same as the so-called personal a. It is mainly there because dar needs a recipient:
- dar comida a los animales
- dar de comer a los animales
Why are the articles el, la, and los used here?
Spanish uses definite articles more often than English does.
Here they sound natural because the sentence is talking about specific, identifiable things in the situation:
- el corral = the pen / the yard
- la granjera = the female farmer
- los animales = the animals
Even where English might sometimes leave an article out, Spanish often keeps it.
Could the sentence also use the present tense instead of nos quedaremos?
Could hasta que ever be followed by the indicative?
Yes. It depends on whether the action is viewed as completed/factual or still pending.
Future / not completed yet → subjunctive
Nos quedaremos aquí hasta que la granjera termine.Past / completed → indicative
Nos quedamos allí hasta que la granjera terminó.
So in your sentence, the finishing has not happened yet, which is why termine is correct.
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